Ukrainian forces are surrounding Russian troops in Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces have established superiority over Bakhmut and are successfully encircling Russian troops in the city, a defense minister in Kiev has said.

Hanna Maliar also warned of a "nightmare" situation further north after 12,000 civilians in the Kharkiv region were ordered to evacuate, The Guardian reports.

In an interview with the Guardian, Maliar said that Russian soldiers could no longer move around Bakhmut in eastern Donetsk region and that progress was being made in driving out enemy forces after months of deadly fighting.

With Ukraine advancing on the outskirts of the city, it claimed that Russia had sought to withdraw its combat units by attacking areas of the Kharkiv region liberated from Russian occupation last September.

On Thursday, Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of thousands of civilians from 37 towns and villages in the Kupiansk district, which lies north of Bakhmut./CNA

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